VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-18408
archive_read_format_rar_read_data in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.4.0 has a use-after-free in a certain ARCHIVE_FAILED situation, related to Ppmd7_DecodeSymbol.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.04%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
archive_read_format_rar_read_data in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.4.0 has a use-after-free in a certain ARCHIVE_FAILED situation, related to Ppmd7_DecodeSymbol.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.04% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- libarchive/libarchive · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0203
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0271
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14689Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b8592ecba2f9e451e1f5cb7ab6dcee8b8e7b3f60Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.3.3...v3.4.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6LZ4VJGTCYEJSDLOEWUUFG6TM4SUPFSY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52144175?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4169-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4557
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0203
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0271
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=14689Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b8592ecba2f9e451e1f5cb7ab6dcee8b8e7b3f60Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/compare/v3.3.3...v3.4.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6LZ4VJGTCYEJSDLOEWUUFG6TM4SUPFSY/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52144175?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4169-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4557
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.